EPISODE · Jan 17, 2023 · 56 MIN
TB Sniffing Rodents: HeroRATS
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Send a textThis week the guys take you on a trip down the rat hole. They discuss the incredibly accurate TB sniffing rats and how humans began domesticating animals for our benefit. So sit back relax and picture Linguini sniffing out TB instead of making delicious Disney dishes....Support APOPOhttps://apopo.org/ ...sources https://apopo.org/support-us/adopt/?v=7516fd43adaahttps://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/basics/default.htm#:~:text=Tuberculosis%20(TB)%20is%20caused%20by,with%20TB%20bacteria%20becomes%20sick.https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01629-8#:~:text=The%20field%20got%20a%20huge,%2C%20malaria%20and%20COVID%2D19.https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/the-science-of-sniffs-disease-smelling-dogs https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/140816-rats-tuberculosis-smell-disease-health-animals-world https://www.cdc.gov/rodents/diseases/index.html
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Send a text This week the guys take you on a trip down the rat hole. They discuss the incredibly accurate TB sniffing rats and how humans began domesticating animals for our benefit. So sit back relax and picture Linguini sniffing out TB instead of making delicious Disney dishes. . . . Support APOPO https://apopo.org/ . . . sources https://apopo.org/support-us/adopt/?v=7516fd43adaahttps://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/basics/default.htm#:~:text=Tuberculosis%20(TB)%20is%20caused%20by,with%20TB%2...
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